Match-safe.



E. B. SANDERS.

MATCH SAFE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN.13, 190a.

Patented Jan. 5, 1909.

W m n a 5 n2 Ifl/ mu m 7 a EARL E. SANDERS, OF FREEPORT, ILLINOIS.

MATCH-SAFE i Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 5, 1900.

Application filed January 13, 1908-. Serial No. 410,490.

To all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, EARL E. SANDERS, a ciizen of the United States, residing at Ff'eeport, county of Stephenson,and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Match- Safes, of

'A further object of my invention is to" provide a match safe asmentioned, adapted to holdfa box of matches, the box serving as a magazne.

' Other objects will appear hereinafter. With these objects in view, myinvention consists generally in a match safe comprising 'a be y portionadapted to hold a quantity of matches, a covered tray portion ex-.tending forwardly from the bottom of said [body portion and having afinger slot centrally disposed in its cover and extending to the frontedge of the tray, there being a' horizontally. disposed slot between the'frontwa-ll of the tray and the front edge Iofits cover, and a devicefixed over each end of said horizontal slot and forming a tortuouspassage of a width to permit but .one match at a time to passtherethrough. invention further consists in various detallsofconstruction and arrangements of parts all as will be hereinafterfully described and particularly pointed out in the claim. a

My invention will be more readily understood by reference to theaccompanying 40 drawings forming a tion, and in which- Figure l is aperspective view of a match safe embodying my invention, and," Fig. 2 isa central vertical section thereof. Referring to the drawings, 1indicates the body portion of the match safe. This comprises arectangular body formed of the front walls, 2, the back, 3 and the sidesi, ,and is preferably of sufficient size to hold a box of matches. Theback member,-3 is bent forwardly formingthe bottom, 5 and front walls, 6.of a tray, 7 into which the.

matches are fed forwardly from the body portion, 1. The bottom, 5 ispreferably part of this specificacurved as shown and slopes slightlyforwardly terminating in the well rounded portion, 8, connecting thebottom .with the front wall, 6. The sides 4 are extended for wardly asshown at 9 to form the sides of the tray and the front wal1, 1is.extended forming a top or cover; 10 for the tray rtion. The cover, 10extends to a point :1 ve' the front wall, 6 but the front ,wall, 6 stopsa short distance below. the front edge of; said cover forming ahorizontally. disposed ea slot, 11 preferably "ofbut'suflicient width'to permit the passage ofone' match at-a time. -The cover, 10 isprovided "with a finger slot, 12 extending from a point a short distancein front ofthe front wall, 2,7

- of the body, to the front edge of the tray and the. front wall, "6 isprovided with a finger recess,13.

To remove a match from-the safe, the finger is'ins'erted in the slot, 12and a match is drawn up along the inner face of the wall, 6 until it canbe grasped through the recess, 13 after which it may be readily removedthrough the slot, 11. Although but one match at atinie can passthrougheo the slot, 11a number thereof may be passed successivelythrough the slot by a single movement of the finger. To prevent this, Iprovide a device which is fixed over each end of said. slot terminatinga short distance from the finger slot 12 and which forms a tortuouspassageway of but sufiicie'nt width to accommodate one match at a time.Each device'is formedof a bottom wall comprising the forwardly extendinghorizontal por- ,tion, 14, the vertical port-ion, 15 and the horizontalportion, 16, and a, top wall comprising, thevertical portion, 17 and thehorizontal portion, 18, forming the tortuous passage, 19 between them.The outer ends of the passage, 19 areclosed by the walls, 20

which may be formed integrally with the side member, 9 of the trayorformed. separately and secure thereto. It is obvious that but one matchat a time may be removed from the safe, but that one match may beremoved without difliculty.

U Having described my invention What- I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

A match safe comprising a body'portion adapted to hold matches, a trayportion ex tending forwardly therefrom, a cover for forming acontinuation of the side walls of the tray, substantially as described.

said tray, said cover having a finger recess at the frontedge thereof,there being a horizontall disposed slot between the forward edge o saidcover and the front wall of the tray, and a device fixed over each endof said horizontal slot and extending from the I outer ends thereof,each of said devices name to this specification in the presence of twosubscribing Witnesses.

EARL E.. SANDERS.

comprising a pair of parallel Wallsbent to Witnesses: form a tortuouspassage Way and the outer J. H. DUNWIDDIE, 10 ends of said devices beingclosed by Walls E. C. RAME.

I In testimony whereof I have signed my"

